RepublicanIn office since Nov 2015

Chuck Younger

Mississippi State Senator, District 17 since 2015. Next on the ballot in 2027.

Mississippi State Senator, District 17

Wikipedia

In office: 11 yrs; Since 2015
Bills became law: 2; 33 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 1.3%; Chamber median 1.2%
With party: 96%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +34.3; Won 2019
Next election: 2027; Nov 2, 2027

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Gaming · vice chair
Highways and Transportation · chair
Agriculture
Energy
Environmental Protection, Conservation and Water Resources
Ethics
Finance
Insurance
Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review
Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 33 sponsored · 2 became law

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SB 2269 MS Fully Autonomous Vehicle Enabling Act; extend repealer on law enforcement interaction plan submission to…
Highways and Transportation · Became law Mar 2026

SB 2019 Lottery; delete provision that ceases payment of Lottery Proceeds Fund monies into the State Highway Fund…
Highways and Transportation · Failed in the House Mar 2026

SB 2618 Airport facilities; authorize contracting with companies for financing, designing, constructing, operating…
Ports and Marine Resources · Failed in the Senate Feb 2026

SB 3409 Lowndes County; establish industrial zone emergency response district.
Finance · Failed in committee Apr 2026

SB 3205 General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to Lowndes County for moving Old Macon Road to make room for a new…
Appropriations · Failed in committee Feb 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Younger sits in the Mississippi State Senate

Younger is closer to the center than 76% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: , Walter Michel, Joey Fillingane

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:54 PM ET

With Younger’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans96%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills11%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Mississippi State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Younger’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Younger	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Feb 5, 2026	SB 2202: Economic development incentives; require agreements to secure employee freedom and…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 27–25
May 29, 2025	HB 15: Appropriation; Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, Department of.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 35–6
May 29, 2025	HB 34: Appropriation; District attorneys and staff.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 35–8
May 29, 2025	HB 32: Appropriation; Attorney General.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 33–9
May 29, 2025	HB 33: Appropriation; Capital Post-Conviction Counsel, Office of.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 34–6

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Younger was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.